Drama Comment – Page 2
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CommentKeely Winstone: Time for an alternative to factual drama
The Stonehouse doc maker asks whether the way we label retellings of history could actually be the problem
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CommentDanny Brocklehurst: Think hard before bringing a real-life murder case to screen
Audiences love true crime, but film-makers need to consider its impact on the community involved, says Danny Brocklehurst
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CommentLife rights – a ‘mostly true’ story
Adapting a real-life narrative often means navigating a complex range of legal issues, says Nick Swimer
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CommentScott Bryan: Declining soaps need to find a way to hook younger viewers
The cancellation of Neighbours shows how vulnerable these former stalwarts of the schedules have become
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CommentSlow Horses: striking the right tone
Director James Hawes on See-Saw Films’ ‘anti-Bond’ espionage series for Apple TV+
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CommentLower cost drama needn’t mean lower quality shows
Chalkboard managing director Mike Benson on getting creative to finance primetime TV
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CommentMorse owes its longevity to breaking the mould
After 35 years and three different iterations, the franchise has racked up 750 million global views and shows no sign of stopping, says John Mair
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CommentMaking sure Muslim stories are portrayed accurately
Sajid Varda reveals how charity UK Muslim Film helped C4’s comedy drama Screw avoid misinformed stereotypes
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CommentSocial realism is helping broadcasters in SVoD battle
Series like C4’s It’s A Sin would never be greenlit by an SVoD – but they should, says Danny Brocklehurst
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CommentIn My Skin helped me unpick a lifetime of shame
BBC3 drama’s return shows truth is essential to successful scriptwriting, says Kayleigh Llewellyn
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CommentDistinctive domestic content is key to our national identity
Streamers have brought more choice but the PSB model must be protected, says Peter Bazalgette
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CommentWhy do so many shows feature violence against women?
‘Would it really be so hard today to come up with imaginative new plots that don’t involve the brutalisation and murder of women?’
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CommentGreat drama can speak to audiences in any language
Foreign-language shows are on the rise as viewers focus on quality of content, not country of origin, says Andrea Scrosati
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CommentSelling C4 would betray underrepresented voices
4Stories could not exist at a profit-driven broadcaster, say Ben Bickerton and Philip Trethowan
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CommentRIP to my Holby City family
Don’t let the heart of BBC1’s medical drama be forgotten, says David Innes Edwards
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CommentThe UK should open up to the thrills of a writers’ room
There’s always a place for the singular vision but the US approach suits longer runs, says Danny Brocklehurst
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CommentOriginal voices on Coronation Street
David Proud sets out how he combined ‘wheelchairs and cobbles’ with great success
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CommentWhen adapting IP, channel your inner Bear Grylls
Collaboration, compromise and teamwork are crucial when transposing IP from one medium to another, says Giuliano Papadia
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CommentLet slow-burn series warm up
Are we losing potential classics over demand for immediate hits, asks Dan Sefton
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CommentPlaying the long game
Andy Wilson reveals why he’s taken the unusual step of directing all 24 episodes of ITV police drama Unforgotten to date